hootie318 1 #1 Posted June 3 Would these specs perform as a good Emby server. I can install Server 2016 and double the RAM. CPU Intel Core i3 4160 @ 3.60GHz 37 °C Haswell 22nm Technology RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-DS3H-A (SOCKET 0) 34 °C Graphics NS-24E730A12 (1920x1080@59Hz) Intel HD Graphics 4400 (Gigabyte) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BAlGaInTl 245 #2 Posted June 3 It really depends on your files, clients, and use case. That will be fine for local use with minimal transcoding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hootie318 1 #3 Posted June 3 Thanks for the reply. I am running MKV, MP4 files for streaming to Kodi on Raspberry Pi 4. Movies, TV Shows. No 4k yet but I would like to run some in the future. Would this still meet the requirements? Could you give me advice on where I should upgrade? I would certainly appreciate it. I do not know if I need to load any codecs or windows media packges. I am trying to do this on my own and what I can find by Google. Thank you again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BAlGaInTl 245 #4 Posted June 4 How many people will be connected to it and using it at the same time? If it isn't a lot, you should be fine. It looks like that processor supports Quick Sync, so you should be able to offload encoding/decoding to the onboard graphics. With a weaker processor, the best thin you can do is actually make sure that your clients support direct streaming of your files. Every situation is different though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hootie318 1 #5 Posted June 4 I am using Raspberry Pi4 with LibreElec Kodi. I believe I am using the direct streaming in the emby settings. I usually have only 2, 3 at the most, at one time. So from what I gather the best thing to upgrade in a Server would be the processor? Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy 447 #6 Posted June 4 Better not need to transcode much with that. That said, I run a 5y.o. NUC for my Emby Beta Test Server. I'm the only client but it does just fine with iGPU intel HD 4600 Graphics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BAlGaInTl 245 #7 Posted June 4 I wouldn't "buy" that processor to build a server. But if you already have it in a system, it doesn't hurt to try it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightsout 97 #8 Posted June 7 The Intel igpu is actually surprising solid using quicksync transcoding. Like said if you have it already test it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
